AASHTO Method B Elastomeric Bridge Bearing Design
AASHTO Method B Elastomeric Bridge Bearing Design
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Does anyone know of any reference or guide material that will help in the design of elastomeric bridge bearings using AASHTO Method B? There is a wealth of information on Method A but we cannot find anything to help us design these bearings using Method B. An Owner is insisting that we use Method B. Thank you ahead of time for any help.





RE: AASHTO Method B Elastomeric Bridge Bearing Design
http://downloads.transportation.org/SBB-1.pdf
It contains a good summary of the code requirements but unfortunately doesn't give an example of the design process.
Once you get it all figured out I suggest creating a mathcad spreadsheet to help "automate" the design process. I'm sure you could do the design by hand but method B usually turns out to be a very iterative process.
Good luck.
RE: AASHTO Method B Elastomeric Bridge Bearing Design
"Design of Highway Bridges Based on AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications" by Barker and Puckett.
ISBN 0-471-30434-4
This book is also a pretty good all-around reference.
RE: AASHTO Method B Elastomeric Bridge Bearing Design
You may want to look at Bridge Engineering Handbook edited by Wai-Fah Chen and Lian Duan. They also have a good example.
By web, check out Minnisota DOT LRFD Bridge Design Manual(http:/